Starter cranking on its own

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  1. Moosee1955

    Moosee1955 Junior Member

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    Ok guy's/girls, I've got a good one for you. After a big rain we had here in Alabama, my starter started cranking at 4:30 early Sunday morning. I disconnected the battery cable, and let it dry out till Monday. Yesterday, Monday, I connected battery, and all was fine for about 10 minutes. Then it started spinning the starter on its own. Now today Tuesday, it's stuck cranking as soon as I hook up battery. I know the windshield is leaking, even though I've tried sealing it from outside. My guess is Gem module totally shorted out this time. The trigger wire from the ignition switch is hot even with key off. The only two items that would trigger that wire to stay hot, would be a shorted Gem or a shorted ignition switch inside column. What do you guys think?

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    4ctNduction Truck of the Century

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    thats wild haha. i mean obviously im thnking something got wet since you mentioned that the windshield is leaking. but i havent ever heard of issues like that before. Ghost !
     

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